The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., September 15, 1911, page 1
THOMPSON USES GUN
Turns Surveyors Away From Cozy Nook
Henry Thompson had a man with a shotgun guarding his
"Cozy Nook" property up the White Salmon River against the party of surveyors
for the Northwestern Electric Co., who showed intention of running a line
across the place. The surveyors respected the guard. On Monday Thompson was
at Stevenson, where the company brought condemnation proceedings, but his
lawyer, Rayner St. Rayner of Portland, had ___ dismissed because of an
irregularity in the petition of the Company. So far Thompson has had little
trouble in holding his land, which he probably could not do if the Northwestern
could show clearly that it wants the water sites for public service purpose.
Thompson says that so far there is no evidence that the company wants the
sites along the river for anything but private purpose. Their petition for
incorporation reads as follows as to intention:
"Petitioner is a public service corporation, has for
its purpose the generation of electricity and the furnishing of electricity
and electrical energy to municipalities for the municipal users thereof and
to street railways and to railroads and railways acting as common carriers
and is under obligation with certain municipalities of the state of Washington
to furnish electricity for such purpose."
Two California millionaires are back of the Northwestern
They are also interested in the pulp mill at Camas. Mr. Condit is president
of the company tho a man of little means has subscribed for $5,000,000 of
stock. Just one share of stock has already been sold, says Mr. St. Rayner,
so far as he has been able to learn. He also says they have been unable to
find any municipalities or public service company they intend to furnish
power to.
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